Posted by Christopher Preble on August 19, 2010
Several of today’s front pages feature iconic images of U.S. troops marching onto troop transports and into the sunset in Iraq. Today’s story by Ernesto Londoño in the Washington Post, features Lt. Col. Mark Bieger of the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, “This is a historic mission!” Beiger bellows as his troops prepared to [...]
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Tags: baghdad, Elections, General, George W. Bush, military, military presence, obama, Obama administration, status of forces agreement, troops, troops in iraq, victory, war, washington | 
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Posted by Neal McCluskey on August 5, 2010
By Neal McCluskey
Sending billions of federal taxpayer dollars to teachers and other public school employees is the bailout that just won’t die. It’s been sliced, shot up in a firefight between Democrats, and even had a battle with food stamps, but it just can’t be killed!
Now, let’s be clear: This is not some wonderful crusade all about helping ”the children.” It is pure political evil, a naked ploy [...]
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Tags: conservatives, Education, Education and Child Policy, Elections, employment, General, House, jobs, Obama administration, public school, teachers, union, unions | No Comments »
Posted by Tim Lynch on July 7, 2010
By Tim Lynch
Yesterday, the Obama administration filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s recently enacted law that is designed to curb illegal immigration. The Arizona law has not yet taken effect — that will occur on July 29. To generate more discussion and debate, Cato will be hosting a policy forum on the legal challenge [...]
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Tags: Arizona, arizona immigration law, constitutionality, illegal immigration, Immigration, immigration law, Law and Civil Liberties, Obama administration, Trade and Immigration | No Comments »
Posted by Michael F. Cannon on June 24, 2010
By Michael F. Cannon
In a move reminiscent of the George W. Bush administration, the Obama administration is cracking down on the Minerals Management Service…by changing the agency’s name.
The MMS has fallen into disrepute because, well, as E&ENews PM put it, “employees accepted gifts from oil and gas companies, participated in ‘a culture of substance abuse and promiscuity,’ and considered [...]
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Tags: Big Business, Bush administration, Cato Publications, david hyman, Energy and Environment, George W. Bush, Government and Politics, gulf of mexico, Health, Welfare & Entitlements, Humor, medicaid, Medicare, Minerals Management Service, New York Times, obama, Obama administration, Tim Carney | No Comments »
Posted by Christopher Preble on May 27, 2010
By Christopher Preble
The key theme that the Obama administration wants us to take away from the National Security Strategy (PDF) is “burden sharing.” The United States, the document explains, can no longer afford to be the world’s sole policeman. We need capable and willing partners to preserve global peace and prosperity.
These are valid concerns. Unfortunately, the Obama [...]
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Posted by Christopher Preble on May 26, 2010
By Christopher Preble
Earlier today, I attended a lecture at CSIS by John Brennan, a leading counterterrorism and homeland security adviser to President Obama. His speech highlighted some of the key elements of the administration’s counterterrorism strategy, in advance of tomorrow’s release of the National Security Strategy (NSS).
I hope that many people will take the opportunity to read (.pdf) or listen to/watch Brennan’s [...]
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Tags: Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Coverage, Foreign Policy and National Security, General, homeland security, Islam, John Brennan, muslim world, national security strategy, Obama administration, President Obama, religion, Strategy, terrorists, Terrorizing Ourselves, transparency, war | No Comments »
Posted by Daniel Ikenson on May 20, 2010
By Daniel Ikenson
In honor of World Trade Week—and for its decreed purpose of educating Americans about trade—this post is about U.S. trade policy working at cross-purposes with other policies or goals of the administration. So numerous are these examples of trade policy dissonance, that a committed wonk could devote an entire website to the task of documenting [...]
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Tags: economic growth, economic recession, exports, foreign markets, General, imports, International, international trade commission, manufacturing jobs, NAFTA, Obama administration, production, Trade and Immigration, trade policy | No Comments »
